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Sergeant (Flt. Mech. Engines) John Henry Lightfoot

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Sergeant (Flt. Mech. Engines) John Henry Lightfoot

Birth
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Death
9 Jan 1943 (aged 22–23)
Aabenraa Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Burial
Aabenraa, Aabenraa Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark Add to Map
Plot
Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 4.
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John Henry Lightfoot, Son of John Lightfoot and of Margaret Lightfoot (nee Leitch), of Edinburgh; husband of Jean Shearer Lightfoot (nee Robertson). John served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster W4277 44 Squadron crashed at the Søst forest near Aabenraa Denmark. Shot down by Fw. Ernst Baader of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Do 217 J-1 from Westerland airfield, Germany.
John Henry Lightfoot, Son of John Lightfoot and of Margaret Lightfoot (nee Leitch), of Edinburgh; husband of Jean Shearer Lightfoot (nee Robertson). John served with the RAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, Lancaster W4277 44 Squadron crashed at the Søst forest near Aabenraa Denmark. Shot down by Fw. Ernst Baader of the 4./NJG 3, flying a Do 217 J-1 from Westerland airfield, Germany.

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